What you need to know
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A cannabis dealer smokes a joint in Winnipeg on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018.
Winnipeg Free Press 2018.
Sparking change: Recreational cannabis is now legal coast to coast, with five stores permitted to sell the psychoactive plant products in Winnipeg. Solomon Israel has a story with everything you need to know now that the pot prohibition has ended. READ MORE
Pardon process: Four cabinet ministers in the Liberal federal government are holding a news conference on cannabis in Ottawa this morning. It’s expected they will announce a streamlined pardon process for people convicted of possession of marijuana. READ MORE
On a roll: A few eager customers are outside the Delta 9 cannabis store on Dakota Street waiting for it to open. They likely already know how to roll a joint, but if you don’t, check out Jen Zoratti’s story on trying it. READ MORE
Weather
Your forecast: Today will be mainly sunny with a high of 6 C, shifting winds increasing to 20 km/h from the south late this afternoon, and the possibility of pungent marijuana smoke.
In case you missed it
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Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid celebrates after scoring against the Winnipeg Jets during first period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Tuesday, October 16, 2018.
Oilers win in OT: The Jets blew a 4-1 third-period lead in an overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers at Bell MTS Place last night. “I just think we shot ourselves in the foot,” said centre Adam Lowry, who scored two goals. Jason Bell reports. READ MORE
Pleading for parole: Notorious killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo has a parole hearing today at a prison in Bath, Ont. Bernardo, 54, has been designated a dangerous offender but has been eligible for parole since February. READ MORE
Candidate to skip forum: Mayoral candidate Jenny Motkaluk won’t be participating in a mayoral forum on poverty and hunger tonight, saying her time “would be better spent reaching out to voters.” On Tuesday, Motkaluk called for an audit of the city’s water and waste utility. Aldo Santin reports. READ MORE
On this date
On Oct. 17, 1963: The Winnipeg Free Press reported that the Canadian government planned to switch half the RCAF strike force of low-level bombers in Europe to a non-nuclear role. Albania pressed the United Nations to give Nationalist China’s seat in the UN to Communist China, but the proposal was expected to fail. In the United States, a longtime civic logjam eased and the civil rights bill looked as though it could move forward. READ MORE
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